The Politics Happens newsletter examines political events and ideas with independent, balanced analysis that lets you make up your own mind.
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The Greens’ ‘affordable kai’ policy: how does it add up?
Or are they just flying a kite?
The Green Party has made headlines with an “affordable food” policy. It would be achieved by the following means:
Universities: what did they exist for?
Universities have acquired a reputation for suppressing ideas, rather than exploring or debating them. How did that happen?
A notable case is biologist Carole Hooven who said on TV in 2021 that, based on the gametes an organism produces [t...
Who’ll win New Zealand’s election? Or is that a silly question?
The predictable unpredictables.
Politics Happens doesn’t make predictions; other people do. At time of writing, the Kalshi prediction market fancied Labour to win in November’s election. But the volume is so low that one large bet on Natio...
Is our world becoming ungovernable?
As first-world governments fail to deliver on critical issues such as housing, jobs and climate, some people ask about the future of the State itself. While some demand a more active State in order to deal with such crises, others resist, o...
Te Pāti Māori proposes ‘a constitutional transformation in Aotearoa’
Can this help them win Māori seats?
Te Pāti Māori have launched a Te Tiriti Entrenchment Policy.
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Political commentator, academic and author, based in central Auckland. Honorary Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland.
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